The Tickford Racing driver spent Monday and Tuesday behind the wheel of his brand new Castrol-backed Mustang with a shakedown adopted by a correct check.
He logged over 200 laps of the Winton circuit within the #55 entry together with an extended race run on the second day.
Whereas acknowledging that there was a bodily ingredient to the long term, given the extra energetic dynamics of the Gen3 automotive, Randle stated it was the psychological calls for that caught his consideration.
That is exacerbated by the shortage of in-car anti-roll bar adjusters within the automobiles of their present spec.
“I really feel such as you’re very alert on this automotive,” Randle instructed Motorsport.com.
“I am not saying we weren’t within the outdated automotive, however I really feel like you possibly can get right into a rhythm simpler within the outdated automotive on a race run.
“With this automotive, there’s much more happening. And you do not have entrance and rear roll bars to tune on the fly. The way you begin the stint, that is what you have acquired on the finish aside from much less gas.
“The remainder is on you and the way you employ the pedals and the steering wheel.”
Randle added that the shortage of rear grip, a symptom of an total discount in downforce, was notable at Winton – and will arrange an interesting Newcastle occasion with regards to tyre life.
“The [old] automobiles would get loaded up off Flip 2 and you would be practically full throttle by the apex,” he defined.
“With these automobiles you are hanging on for expensive life, in a approach. They actually prefer to energy slide out of Flip 2 and up within the hill. And within the sweeper you are actually working the wheel much more.
“That is what they had been going for and from a fan’s perspective the automobiles are going to have much more physique language about them. I am certain for somebody watching within the stands, that what they wish to see.
“I feel the most important factor might be taking care of the rear tyres. As a result of the automotive strikes round a lot extra the rears are going to be going off sooner.
“You may be driving to a quantity and the quantity might be slower. We’ll be driving round at a slower tempo to attempt to preserve these tyres and make them final.
“Who is aware of what they may like after we get to Newcastle. We’d need to do an additional cease for tyres. Everybody would possibly simply be working round attempting to hold on.
“It is thrilling, in a approach, to see who can handle their tyres one of the best.”
Tickford continued its Gen3 testing programme in the present day at Winton, with James Courtney and new signing Declan Fraser shaking down their new Mustangs.
With two days of working below his belt, Randle’s subsequent day trip within the automotive would be the all-in check at Sydney Motorsport Park subsequent Wednesday.
He’ll then go straight into observe for the Newcastle 500 on March 10.
